About XCS

During the financial purges at CSIRO in the late 1980s and early
1990s, the concept of a loose consortium of independent consultants
had considerable appeal - as scientist colleagues were
rendered redundant, discarded by the organisation, many joined
me to form XCS Consulting in 1993.

With up to 70 names on the register at times, the company was
competitive with other agencies in bidding for research projects
- and without the excessive bureaucracy and
overheads of the parent organizations.

Our skills base was extraordinary, with
eminent entomologists, well-known wool
researchers and a great depth of experience in
veterinary science and also biological control
and in-depth dung beetle expertise.

Collectively, our consultants have worked
in more than 50 countries on all continents,
including the Antarctic.